Refrigerated display-counter top.



w. A. FREEMAN. 'REFRIGERATED DISPLAY COUNTER TOP. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. I918.

1,286,984. Patented Dec.10, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat LWI'LLiAM A. FREEMAN,

King of. Great Britain, re-

- siding at Hamilton, in the county of Went- Tops, of which the support the front i necessity of stooping Orleaning over the display of non-perishable goods,

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slab;

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hereinafter more erated display counter,

'vitrilite or like material. forward, as portrayed in worth and'Province of Ontario, Canada,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerated Display-Counter ollowing is a spec fica- My invention relates to refrigerateddisplay countertops, and consists essentially of a forwardly sloping orinclined counter top slab mounted upon a' counter base, and display glass brackets superimposed upon said slab, said brackets being of a deslgn to glass in a rearwardly 1nclined manner, and the top glass in a level manner, and refrigerating coils located in the transverse center of the counter in proxnnity to the level top glass.

lhe invention has for its object to provide means for securing clear vision of the whole counter top slab, both from the customers side of the counter, and from the butchers or salesmans side, eliminating the counter.

Another object is to provide means where by is afforded a better perspective of, the perishable goods displayed upon .the countertop slab.

. A further object is to eliminate the old.

style coil box from the rear of the counter, which interfered with access to the counter A'still further object is attained by rendering the level top glass adapted for the by not re quiring the same for vision of the counter These, together-with other objects are. attained by the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts as will. be

' fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed cut'in the claims hereunto appended.

Reference being had. to the drawing, the figure indicates an end'view of the refrigwhich illustrates the invention to the best advantage.

- A indicates the counter base, and B the counter top slab which usually consists of This slab. slopes the figurfi C is the front and top glass holding four inches,

rear which; is raised above The refrigerating coils 'F are situated at counter, and elevated to a -1ndicated by 3 line 4,

togetherwith inclosed coil the coils.

bracket, D the "front toward the rearof the counter, and E is the level top-glass. I 1 1 The, slope of the,slab B, combined with the proportions of the front glass C, permit the customers range of vision, as indicated byline 2, calculated fromthe-average height viz: five feet andof the'eye from the floor,

the personstanding at a distance of SIX IlIIChQS from the front of the counter, as indicated by line 3, to include the entire width of said slab.

The rear of the counter slab B is at sub- I stantially the slab from the floor. It is, stoodthat it is the front is depressed from that height, and not the that height.

then, to be underabout half way back from the front of the they will not interfere with the clear vision of the customer. The said coils may be sus pended from the upper portion of bracket 0, as illustrated, or supported in any other practicable manner, at the option of'the manufacturer.

glass E, not being required for The topaverage height of a counter point' at which PatentedDec. 10, 1918; hpplicaticn filed July 8, 1918. Serial No, 243,991.

glass which is inclined of the slab which vision of the slab B, as heretofore may be utilized for the display fof nonperishable goods, which, in addition, tends to shield The above described arrangement also permits the salesmans range of vision, as calculated from the average height of the eye from'the floor, standing close to the counter, as indicated by line 5, to include the entire width of the counter. The arrangement as shown per mits the use of wide counter top slabs essential in most meat market conditions, the former method being to use a narrower slab, compartment in therear ofthe slab, which salesmans leaning or stooping over the counter.

The sloping counter slab affords the neces sary tendency for the down current of cold air to work forward to counter over the display of goods, and to rise as it warms to be recirculated through If the counter slab was level, a

rear vertical section rising to at least on would be necessary to maintain evenmodnecessitates the the front of the erate temperature over the displayed goods.- It is desired to eliminate all obstructions I upon the top of the slab.

The tendency of cold or cooling air to flow down even a slight slope is very marked, and very readily displaces any warm air until it in itself becomes warm.

Having now what I claim and desire to secure by ters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a counter of the class described, the combination with the counter base, of a counter top slab supported by the base and disposed in 'a position sloping forward, brackets extending upward and transverse of the counter top slab, front and top glass panels carried by said brackets, refrigeration coils disposed longitudinally of the counter top slap midway and rear and at a suflicient Let- - combination counter top slab supported by disposed in aposition sloping forward, front brackets extending upward fully described my invention,

top slab, together between the frontheight from the counter top thereof from either sideof the counter.

2. In a counter of the class the base and and transverse of the counter top slab front and top glass panels carried by said brackets,

being proportionately arranged-s0 as to perslab not to obstruct the viewt described, the withthe counter base, of a,

said counter with said glass panels mit unobstructed vislon of the entire-slab r from either side of the counter, the lines'of glass panels,

vision passing beneath the top substantially as set forth and described.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature. 1 WILLIAM A. FREEMAN.

Witness: 1

H. Gr. HENDRY. 

